More than 100 members of IAM Local 1849, District 54 employed at Crane Aerospace in Elyria, OH ratified a new four-year deal last night, ending a brief but effective strike. The members took to the picket line voting to reject the company’s last offer to the union shop committee on Monday.
Read moreThe Summer 2019 IAM Journal will be hitting the doorsteps on IAM members by late May. Here’s a first look at one of several articles in this edition. Every public building you walk in, whether retail shopping, industrial or manufacturing, is outfitted with a fire suppression system.
Read moreEmployees of Cascades Containerboard, a containerboard packaging process mill in Niagara Falls, NY voted to join the IAM recently. The 115 new members, triumphed after a month’s long campaign, in which the company hired the notorious Jackson-Lewis union avoidance law firm, to thwart the employees attempt to organize. Working conditions at the facility were key
Read moreNearly 3,000 IAM-represented mechanics across the U.S. at United Parcel Service (UPS) and UPS Freight recently ratified a new contract. The new five-year accord falls under a national master agreement, features major improvements in nearly every area of the current agreements.
Read moreTwelve workers who provide safety services at Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, NH recently joined the IAM.
Read more